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about two miles, and the Federals having

about two miles, and the Federals having
to cross this opening to reach our lines,
were subjected to terrible shelling. We
visited the Henry House, point of
much interest, being often alluded to in
the reports of the first battle of Manas.
sas, July 21st, 1861, and connected with
that battle by many sad incidents. 1t
was in this house that Mrs. Henry was
killed by the FIRE from the Federal side.
She had been wounded twice in the
house, and was taken down by branch
as a place of safety. Here she was
struck again, and she was taken back to
the house, where she was finally killed
the house, being riddled. In the back
yard the Federals have built monu-
ment to their dead and adorned it
with large Parrot shells. The monu.
ment vas unknowingly placed upon six
Confederate graves, and is erected "to
the patriots who fell on July 81, 1861"
So it will answer for both the blue and
the grey. About. 100 yards from the
house is the place where Barlow fell.
The spot once had a marble shaft on it,
but the Federals some time after the
fight hacked it down and carried it away.
A small portion of the stone remains
above ground, and two lonely little pines
have grown up over it.
The spot where Bee fell is within a
few steps Of where Barlow died, and is
marked by a pile of stones.
We stood upon the very spot where
Bee was, when trying to rally his troops,
he exclaimed, 1"there stands Jackson like
a stone.wall." Col. johnson of the
Hampton legion was also killed near this
place. Down the hill some distance is
where "shanks Evans" tried to whip the
Federal army with 800 men. The old
''Stone house" is near here, also the
Robinson house. Correspondence George
toapn Enquirer.
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party of railway men, about a

"A party of railway men, about a
dozen in number, will leave Atlanta for
Panama in month or six weeks. The
party will consist of conductors, engineers
and train dispatchers who will take posi-
tions on the Panama Railroad, which is
under the management of Colonel Reeves,
formerly connected with the Richmond
and Danyille Railroad. Colonel Reeves
for long time resided in Atlanta, and
he is personally known to all who pro.
pose going. Good railway men are in
great request in Panama and they COM
mand very high salaries. For example,
conductors get SITS month in geld /;
engineers from $3.50 to s175, and train
hands S75 month. The other employ.
ees receive proportionately large wages.
Tie party has not been fully made up
yet, but it will be ready to start by the
18th ofSeptember it is thought,
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Transplantings,

1t is not natures design that a tree
should be transplanted; the seed is soWn,
the tree springs up and there it stands
until age and decay brings it to the
ground. The seeds are carried from
place to place by the streams, the birds,
and animals, and the tree is soon ready
to do its share toward perpetuating its
speeches.
Man is not satisfied with this slow and
uncertain method of distribution. By
care and protection he propagates many
plants where only few, if any, would
naturally grow. Then to distribute the
plants where he chooses to have them,
he resorts to the process of transplanting,
and it is only surprising that it can be
carried on so successfully under all cir.
cumstances as it is.
A tree or shrub, to be successfully
transplanted, must undergo certain
amount of preparation in the nursery or
greenhouse. In nature the roots of
tree continue pushing outwards in search
of food and moisture and become after a
few years very long and widely extended,
with the young or feeding roots at the
extremities, so far away from the tree
and so twisted among the stones in the
soil and among the roots of other trees,
that it is not possible to get them, and
when the tree is dug nothing but stiff
stubs, bare Of fbres, are presented. A
tree in this condition has little chance of
living, for the fine tbrous feeding roots
are very necessary. They are obtained
in the nursery by frequent removals or
root.prunings.
When root is cut off it begins imme.
diately to heal by forming granulations
between the bark and wood; from these
granulations spring numerous fine roots.
In four or FIVE years the stronger ones of
these push off away from the tree, and
must be again cut by pruning or trans.
planting to keep them within bounds.
If the trees are carefully dug two or
three years after this root pruning pro-
cess, it will be seen that all the fbrous
roots will be obtained as they do not
extend far from the tree. Then with
proper care in after transplanting and
root:pruning, the tibres will be so numer.
ous and closely packed that the soil will
be retained among them and the tree
may be removed with heavy bali of
earth attached to the roots. This gives
them protection from the action of the
sun and drying winds, and makes success
more certain than with such care as trees
usually receive. A cree or shrub in this
condition is much like plant taken
from pot where it has been growing.
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. The Kansas City Times publishes

The Kansas City Times publishes
answers received to inquiries sent out
through Kansas and Missouri as to pres
Dental preferences. In Missouri 27O
answers were received. Of these 251
were for Cleveland, three for Thurman,
one for Wade Hampton and the rest
scattering. The republicans sent 261
answers, Of which 125 were for Blaine,
II for Sherman, 81 for Lincoln and the
rest scattering. In Kansas 326 democrats
answered as follows Cleveland 2O6,
Thurman Z, Hill 6, the remainder scat.
tering. The republicans sent 302
answers, of which ISL were for Blaine,
Sc for Sherman, A. for I.incoln and tho
remainder scattering.
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"A negro servant down in North
Carolina was fond of his glass. His
master tried to break him, but it was no
use. One day the master read of whis.
XIV drinker who tried to blow out candle,
and as he blew, his breath caught fire and
he burnt all up. The master called in
Ned and read to him the terrible story.
Ned was Mortified and asked for the
Bible. The master, satisfied that he was
about to take the pledge never to drink
another drop of liquor, handed him the
good book, but Ned took solemn pledge
never to blow a candle out again as long
as he lived"
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Silly Sibilance.

Two Utica girls wasted precious hou:s
composing the following sibilant story.
Sweet Sarh Sawyer's sickly sister Susan
sat singing swiftly. Square Sam. Sew
ards son Sam stolled smoking, sorrowful-
ly seeking sweet Susan. Suddenly
spying sad Susan sitting. Sam slouched
slowly, stealing sunaowers, soaring sweet
Sarah. Susan starting, screeched: "Sam
stop stealing sunaowers; seek rome stale
sandwiches" Sam seized several, swal.
lowed seven, sank slowly signing ESQ sea
sick" Sweet Sarah sauntered slowly.
Seeing Sam SO sea sick, said Sister Susan,
Sprinkle some salts" She sprinkled
some salts, singing sweet songs. Sam
survived, squeezed Susan she sobbed
silently, Sam said. "suaan, stop sob.
bingl" She stopped, shivered, sneezed
suddenly, SO suddenly Sam shuddered.
Somewhat startled, said Susan: "Sweet
Sam, sing some sad sankey sundY.school
songs" Sam sang successfully.-Ufica
Herald.
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Snakes.

MARQUETTE, MICH, August 29.-A
mischievous workman named Polk, in the
big mill at Ontonagon, placed a small
garter snake upon the shoulder of q
fellow. workman named Hollis yesterday.
The man was busy and the reptile made
the circuit of his neck before he noticed
that something was wrong. Then he
Grained his neck and met the flashing
eyes and vibrating tongue of the snake
within two inches of his nose, and with q
yell of horror, threw up his hands and
rolled upon the floor in dead faint, and
is very low from the effect of the shock.
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The Rev. Mr.. Baxter, of the Church
of England, has just delivered three
prophetic lectures at Liverpool. There
is nothing vague about this prophet.
England is to be separated legislatively
from Ireland, India and her colonies /;
Lucien Bonaparte is to become King of
Syria and later on Emperor of France.
Belgium and the Rhine provinces are to
be annexed to France in 1896. One
hundred and forty.four thousand watch.
full Christians are to ascend from earth to
heaven, and the millennium is to COM
mence on April II, 1910. The lecturer
challenged any minister or individual
to show that he had made any mistake.
No one as yet has taken up the challenge,
possibly because every ono is convinced
that no mistake has been made, and posi-.
bly, Tor other reasons.
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War Governor Wise.

1t seems fact that history repeats
itself. The phrase, "Let her 60, Gala.
gher," that has been going the rounds
lately in the Southern papers, reminds
us of an incident that occurred in Wash.
ington good manv --sars ago when the
Hon. Henry A. Wises member of
Congress. While engaged in conversa.
ton near the statute of Washington, on
the east front of the Capitol building, a
strange looking genius approached us
and asked eff we could tell him the
meaning Of the statue opposite-the man
with extended arm and ball in his
hand, looking directly in the face of the
statue by which we were standingf" and
also asked, "Who the statute represented
near us?"
Mr.. Wise looked intently at him for
few moments and, being satisfied that he
was really seeking information, explain.
ed to him who the statutes represented.
The man with extended arm and ball in
his hand represented Christopher Colum.
bus, the discoverer of America, and the
ball in his hand illustrated his theory
that the earth was round and by sailing
due west he could circumnavigate the
globe, or rather he would fud a new
continent to balance the one they knew
all about. The statue by which we were
standing represented George Washing:
ton, known as the "Father of his Coun.
try Mr.. Wise called his attention to
the subscription "First in Peace, First
in War and First in the hearts of his
Countrymen"-which had evidently
escaped the strangers attention, but there
is no name or inscription on the statue
of Columbus, and he or any one else
could be reasonable excused for asking
to whom the statute was erected and the
meaning of the ball in the hand. But
Mr.. Wise continued by calling the atten-
ton of the stranger to the right arm of
the Washington statue, extended with
the hand open and looking directly in
the face of Columbus, about 12O yards
distant Columbus looking as in the act
of throwing the ball at him. Mr.. Wise
said it reminded him of boys playing cat,
(base ball vas not known in that day.
and he almost fancied he could hear
George say, "Let her 60, Christopher, I
will catch her!'-From the Anniston Hot
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The Negroes Ancestors.

WASHINGTON! Aug. 22:-Fred Doug
lass has returned to Washington after q
tonr in Europe that occupied over eleven
months and extended to Egypt.
my mission to Egypt" said Mr..
.Douglassito! reporter, "was to see if I
could not trace some connection between
the ancient Egyptians and the African
negroes of to day. Ancient<writers on
ethnology have been trying to cut the
negro race of from any ancient greatness.
I had found the Egyptians described as
having dark skin, curly hair, high cheek
bones, distended nostrils and thick lips.
I went there to make my observations
and form my own conclusions, Of course
sthe pare Egyptian has been mixed mp
very much With the Arabs, butthe char.
acteristic features of the ancient Egyp.
tians are still preserved among the Cops
Of Egypt.
returned from my trip with the con.
yiction that the negro could not be con.
nected with these people. The Egyp.
tians properar a people by themselves.
They are not Caucasian, but they are not
negroes. The pure negro is not found
farther north on the African continent
than the Soudan. The Soudanese are
genuine negroes, and fine race Of peo.
pie they are-intelligent and brave. As
soldiers the English prefer the soudanese
to. the Egyptians.
"The negroes will have to look to the
future and rot to the past for the great
ness of their race. They cannot estah-
lish their claims to the glories of old
Egypt; but who knows that in the course
of time they may not change places with
those who still regard them as an inferior
race, just as the British have changed
places with the Romans. Chicago
Ne,ps
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One Hundred and one.

NEwBERRypoRT, Mvss., August Is
Miss Phoebe Harrod was 101 years old
to-day. The event was celebrated by
religious ceremony, in which the old lady,
who retains much mental and bodily
strength, took part. Rev. Mr.. Merton,
who is "a years old, conducted.the SER
vices. Half those present were over IS
years of age. Letters were read from
many absent friends,
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Trouble Ahead.

It seems to us that parallel may be
drawn between the overthrow Ct the
Roman system of civilization and our:
modern system more nearly than at first
sight might be supposed. The Goths,
Vandals and Hunts that we have to con (:
tend with are not at distance, but in
our own midst. !ley are the dissatisfied
and disorganizing elements OF society
In the past, 50 far as our own country Is
concerned, there has been no opportunity
for them even to make the pretence ofans
attack; but in the last few years i;
marked change has taken place in this
respect. The power ofthe invader has
increased both morally and numerically,
though the numerical increase is Offset !;
by an augmentation on the other; side.e
While the assailants have become more
formidable, the defenders Of society
appear to have lost, We will not say
strength, for their preponderance in force
is as undeniable as ever, but something
of the nerve and spirit required to make
thoir superiority tell. We have gained
in wealth and luxury, but we have lost
in tenacity Of moral purpose: The old
assurance that the right would Win, sthe,3'
old willingness to fight for It, and, ifneeds
be, to die for it, are somewhat lackeued
of late. The public mind needs brscing
up. It must recover It's stead dssstness
and confidence, orlit will suffer . deteri:
Grafton that in may inperil thet
public security. s:z s.
Itneeded centuries of slow corruption
to undermine the Roman civilization and
thus bring about its downfall but the
days of railroads, telegraphs and print
ing presses, movements proceed more:
rapidly than they did ! 400 and 500
years ago. The change that has taken I
place in the United States i'm the last
half century might have required for itss
making ten times that period In the
earlier part of the Christian era; and, as
in all things we are greatly influenced bz
public action in Europe, itwouldI Ibe hard
to say to what extent an extensive andE
successful socialistic outbreak I'D Enrope,
should one occur within the present gem.
Grafton, might find q response on this s.
side Of the Atlantic Boston Herald. ss
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Spanish Gr0undpeas.i

Do you want to see the salvation Of
1.-The South asn asked an amateur farmer Of
us yesterday morning, as he4marched
into our sanctum with couple Of
bundles Of dark, green foliage.
We confessed our desire to see such and
shelaid on our table the bundle of foliage,
with the remark "Thereit is, Spanish
groundpeas." I. ,.3.ssfsss3:Ia & ,s5
He then Informed US that it wasthe
cheapest and best feed for stock that
could be raised, combining both forage
and corn The STALK, ,grpw from two to
three feet in. height, are heavily leaved
and slcculent. On the roots are grown
the peas, which are larger than the ordi-.
nary groundpea and are more prolific.
The stalks grow up straight and branch
ing, instead Of trailing upon the ground,
as do those ofsthe ordinary groundpea.
when the peas are lnstuled. the stalks
are pulled up, the peas clingiDg to the
roots, and are thrown into small piles,
where they soon cure in the sun, maxi
ing most excellent fodder,i while the
peas hare all the fattening qualities Of
conf As q food for cattle; itFcannot lbs
Eexcelled,s and IS especially fine for milk
cattle. These peas can, be grown upon.
the poorest ground, and indeed seem to-
do as well as when richly fertilized..
Where they are grown in large quaint:
ties the practice is to NOV OF the vines
cure them into hay, and then turn the
|Shogs into the field ito sfatten upon the
peas. If desired the peas can easily yssbe
stripped of The vines after they are cured
and can be readily sold in the market at
;ona dollar per bnshel. 81
Oar enthusiastic friend made the fol.
lowing comparison between raising corn
and Spanish peas upon poor ground:
ground that will raise ten bushels Of
corn to the acre, forty bushels..of peas.
and two tons of forage can be raised.
Estimating the corn at 75 cents per
bushel, ne have 81. 80, while the fodder
!: isprebably worth ss2.so, making a total
of $40. Estimating the peas at. 50 cents
per bnshel, We. have $40, and the forage
at so cents per hundred ne have $40,
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Our readers doubtless have enough Of
Monfaagl On paper, but We feel disposed
81 stol si liiisE d il faMs more remarks. Since our
! Siirss article appeared No have been de-
to haars three Of our teachers say
they Intended 60 go to Monteagle next
summer. We would be rejoiced TO know
that there were three of Andersons
teachers !at that great educational center
I In one isason. Up, to this time, South
Carolina has sent very few represent.
atiyes there 70 do ttnat il is not be- be-
cause her teachers are indifferent to the
alyants tsees ssr offered by chat wonderful
place! Ne Hould believe that the abb
se1cs ofs South garoli ihiansf is attribnta,
ble rashersto poverty than tindi Inference.
How sdelig htfal il would be II We had: had
home ontssgle foE tho South Caro-.
slina tsachers fllsslsslppl has one
& s:sWhgsmsy not South Carolina have oneY
shs tsachsra Of Mississippi i've ~
sthe sslas house s. one family We did /
mot have ati oppgrt tu1litys 70 enquire INTO INTO
sssthseost bnt presume That by such ar. ]
fang snt the cost isE made q considerab
snall ller Ihe cost. Is living at ssuch, 9
plscs d one: :of tthess ssfiist, things TO: be con:
aideisd many teachers have more
So nionsy than they know what do with.
Teh halaie q ii MAYER. met lnany J Of that kind
Sid ndsrs6ni County, aud itsmay be 2of.
some Consol olationS 20 olr teachsrs to know "
!. That sieW of that kind iYisit MDnteagle.s 1
NE Nara impressed With the great earn
! stnass scf nearly everybody there.
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= There are 10000 colored knights Of
Labor.
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gle on Friday, Aug. 29th, 1852. There
vas the old railroad cut, over which we
had fought; and there was the old worn
fence made of oak rails, upon our left.
We walked along the cut, to the position
of our old regiment. Here had to stop
my mind went back quarter of a
century and brought the bloody scenes
again fresh before me. The noble fell
lows whose life blood had been spilled
upon the ground, whose lives had been a
useless sacrifce-my heart WAS full. Sad
as were my reflections I could not turn
back, but went on along the cut until it
rose to an embankment, and stopped
again. Here was the right of our regi.
ment and here is the spot the Federals
broke over and entered our lines, and
got SO uncomfortably mixed up with
Capt. Barksdale's company-and I be.
lieve Barksdale was killed near this spot.
Leaving the embankment where there
is break, we entered the woods and
came around to the deep cut. Here is
where so many Federals were killed
while charging up the hill, and here
stands stone pyramid to their memory.
A little farther to the right is the hill
upon which Gen. Lee placed his artillery
on Saturday. 1t is now called "Pano'
rama HILL" being the position taken by
the artist who painted the celebrated
picture Of the battle, now on exhibition
in Washington.
From this hill can be had fine view
of both battlefelds, the first and second.
Lees artillery commanded the entire
feld--the ground being open in front
clear to the Henry House,. q distance oi
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siaved my brain in cool and calm,
bathed my soul in bliss and balm.
70 lounge within the futtering cur
tains Of 8 tent and dream to the music
sof windswept chestnut-trees overhead;
to sitsin your cottage doorway, content
20: breathe that air and study the pictu-
resqns landscape; or. aeizing your hat,
to follow fearlessly any one of dozen.
forest paths leading to some bubbling
spring OF n.draped dell, or to. the
mountain verge where, perched on q
jutdpg crsg, you may sit for hours obliy.
ssious Of oil but the enchanting scene un-
rolled like map far below you; to
ssanDter homeward in the nightfall care.
less Of dews or miasms; to enjoy your
supper and your bed with the fresh zest
of childhood such is the sweet idleness
of festing time On Monteagle. But a
few days Of blissful passiyity and the
spirit 6f the place begins to lay hold
npon JON. Monteagle manners are full
sofs sbonhonis as the air of ozone. The
big family is cordial as we'll ss cultured,
and you soon feel entirely athome. The
social and intellectual atmosphere, like
sthe physical, is exbilaratiDg without
being: exhsusting. 81 like your South.
EN- ChantaaanaS said Prot. sC., last
;lsar Ter than the original in some
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-10-28
As TO Dakota


Minneapolis Journal: Times are
pretty lively in Dakota. That vigorous
territory knows no off year in politics
busipess or any thing else. Crops are
good this year and the average Dakotan
rides his hobby llSe colder going into
battle On full stomach. The division
question forms the nucleus OF the politi.
cal situation end the insane aeylum
quarrel, the prohibition question, the
war on Gov. Church, aud the fight
against Judge Francis are eide shows
that command plenty of attention.
There has been no dearth OF charges
and counter charges, assertions and per
dictions, cajoling and threats. but they
have thus far amounted TO but very little.
Your trne citizen OF Dakota demands
more than all these. He must have the
facts and the proof before he will give
up fight, resign an office or change his
opinion. Meanwhiie the great territory
continues TO grow and prosper st as
though she enjoyed the rights and pri.
vileges OF statehood. When the blinded
goddess does take peep at Dakota, she
Will be more than angry that she was
hood winkea 30 long Meanwhile it is
alleged that the mills OF the gods CON
tinue to grind.